It’s now going to be a bit easier to find out about one of downtown Orlando’s best kept secrets.

NV, one of Orlando’s coolest lounges (as long as you could catch the place when it was open, which was sporadic) was recently taken over by Church Street Concepts. Now the bar, at 27 E. Pine St. in downtown Orlando, will be open regularly from 8 p.m. – midnight from Wednesday through Saturday. A big change from the sometimes open, other times closed hours of 10 p.m. – 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday of years past. Eventually they will switch to a closing time of 2 a.m. once all of the kinks are worked out.

Rebecca Rasmussen, general manager for both NV and the soon-to-be-opened Bullitt Bar, says they want to keep NV exactly the way it was, as far as vibe and décor nothing is changing.

“NV is more of a lounge,” says Rasmussen. “It has a dark corner, speakeasy vibe.”

She says the drinks will be select and the the feeling will be classy, loungy and artsy but you don’t have to get dressed up for it.

That’s exactly why I loved NV, that and the rooftop. Which Rasmussen says will be part of the bar once they change out some furniture and rework the space. The second floor will still be open to the public and the photography studio, that is still situated in the space, will be more hidden off from the nightlife aspect of NV.

Even though the bar is only beer and wine right now, they are working on getting a liquor license down the road. As far as Bullitt Bar is concerned, red tape is still holding up the opening of the sexploitation-themed bar. But like NV, it will be a quiet opening so the new staff can get the hang of things. I, of course, will let you know as soon as I hear anything.